A report on Australian state and federal government assistance to producers and major users of fossil fuels in 2025–26. It finds growth in fossil fuel subsidies is driven by the federal government’s Fuel Tax Credit Scheme. The growth of this scheme is expected to outstrip spending on a range of social services.

War in the Middle East will likely increase global energy prices and presents significant implications for Australians and the Australian economy. This paper finds that Australian Government choices will determine how hard the price spike hits Australian households, how huge gas export company profits are and how much tax revenue Australia will collect.

Australians are suffering from climate disasters that are accelerating as climate change worsens. The extraction and use of fossil fuels is a key factor driving climate change and the resulting increasing costs of natural disasters. This paper proposes a levy on fossil fuel exports could make the fossil fuel industry pay for the harms it...

Australians are spending more on music than ever before, but less is going to Australian artists. Policy support matters – Australia’s arts funding is among the lowest in the developed world. United States artists dominate Australian charts, but the example of Taiwan shows what better support for the arts can do.

The Australian Government has accepted that gas exports are causing supply shortages and raising energy prices for Australians. This paper examines two policy options reportedly considered by the Government that would favour rival gas companies, and that may or may not be effective in reducing gas prices for some users.